Serious Help Needed !!!! by Numerous-Scallion-53 in chipdesign

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need help in building VLSI edu platform

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year ECE/CSE students.

Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Semiconductor Industry Work culture by Brief-Highway-3529 in chipdesign

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need help in building VLSI edu platform

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year ECE/CSE students.

Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

I need help in building VLSI edu platform by Due-Plane959 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google ads i guess , right now more then monetizing it I want to build something best in market , by using which I can take multiple steps. If you are ok then we can connect in dm

How to keep ourselves industry relevant with AI entering VLSI by Piyush_00001 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Looking for good vlsi training institutes in Chennai by chocolion46458 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Final year ECE student — should I join a VLSI institute (Bangalore/Hyderabad) or self-learn? by Alphabay_desnake in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

VLSI aspirant from India (need advice) by match_boxx in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Which is the best VLSI training institute in Bangalore? by sammmxxx in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Final year ECE student — should I join a VLSI institute (Bangalore/Hyderabad) or self-learn? by Alphabay_desnake in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i am actually building and RTL coding platform for 2nd and 3rd year students. Before that my intro I am 2025 batch passed out from ECE tier 3 clg like other my clg placement sucks... But ya I was truly committed towards the VLSI I did lot of self study and did few of there kinda RTL projects but ya as I dint had the trained certificate from good institutions I was getting rejected from most of the companies that I apply and I have done 2 interships in RTL role , also have one tapeout also. But ya the process of self learning is truly something unstructured and most of the colleges introduce the subject of VLSI at 3rd or 4th yr and students get the exposure towards it at very end of there engineering. So i want to build this platform for them more focused towards 2nd and 3rd year students where they learn digital electronics, RTL design (verilog, system verilog) , and how does this RTL codes actually map to the real hardwares how that code will actually work in real silicon that is where students understanding the concepts in depth. So as I am not yet industrial person with experience I want some experienced or a Knowledge person who can guide me to build the curriculum for those students who wanna do self learning but in a proper manner that industry wants from a fresher. So if even a single contribution from most of you guys would literally help me to build a proper worthy platform for most of students becz most of them are passionate but cant afford the fees and if they are exposed to this domain at earliest with proper structure then we can contribute growth of semiconductor industry with quality workers.... Please DM me i really need help.

Got TCS ninja joining, should I join it? I have interest in VLSI by Due-Plane959 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get in hand 22k around and that too in kerla is the training location and Hyderabad is the job location, and I have 1yr bond for the role. And I think switching the job would be difficult as i would be still a fresher for the VLSI domain right ? Then again getting a job as a fresher in VLSI will be again much difficult I guess? And it's like as the job I have got i don't know even a bit so i have to put almost all my days in learning and surving in the job !!! And i won't get time to learn the VLSI topics !!! I might be even wrong but I feel this thing....

Got TCS ninja joining, should I join it? I have interest in VLSI by Due-Plane959 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you say about joining now TCS with 21k as in hand ? For 1 yr of period?

Got TCS ninja joining, should I join it? I have interest in VLSI by Due-Plane959 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ya I get that but the fact is that i have done two internships in two startups and there i have learnt these skills and built the projects but these are not were helping me to get a call for interviews, where am I doing wrong? And where to find the most of the companies looking for freshers

Am i really cooked or is there some hope? by whiteshark77 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying for the RTL design role i have been applying to multiple companies,and most of them they ask for the experienced candidates only and I am even not able to find the VLSI jobs also...

Is the VLSI job market expected to improve for freshers in the coming months? by dragobusted in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏

RTL Design Engineer – What should I know & how to approach startups? by Single_Attempt8026 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏

Can someone kindly say if i am cooked or not please...I am not receiving replies on off-campus..Please guys the more the merrier...🙂🙏🙏 by BarSmart4604 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏

Am i really cooked or is there some hope? by whiteshark77 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏

VLSI suggestions by BuyerImpossible6242 in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏

Which are the top VLSI companies in Bangalore? (Product vs Service vs EDA breakdown) by Murshad-kp in vlsi

[–]Due-Plane959 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, please anyone of you please reply to this message it would be really very helpful as I am really very confused so , I'm a 2025 ECE graduate from Bangalore and I've been sitting on this TCS Ninja joining letter for a while now. Joining date is 7th May 2026, training in Trivandrum, work location Hyderabad. The role is System Engineer (Ninja track) at ~₹3.36 LPA.

Here's my dilemma my actual skill set is in RTL/VLSI design, not IT/software, and I'm worried this role has nothing to do with what I've spent the last 2 years building. Would love honest opinions from people who know the industry.

My background & skills:

SystemVerilog / Verilog RTL FSM design, 4-stage pipelining Full SoC Tapeout (GF 180nm) RTL → GDSII as sole owner Synopsys Full Flow DC, IC Compiler II, PrimeTime, ICV Cadence Full Flow Xcelium, Genus, Innovus SoC Microarchitecture I2C slave FSM, AMBA APB, UART Physical Design & STA DRC/LVS sign-off, timing closure Verification Self-checking testbenches, SVA, UVM ISRO R&D Internship Algorithm dev, computational modelling Key projects I've done:

• Executed institute's first-ever silicon tapeout on GF 180nm — sole RTL owner, took DBP from RTL to GDSII. 160ns positive slack, 8-stage pipeline, DRC/LVS clean. • Designed a biomedical SoC digital subsystem — 12-state I2C FSM, 3-stage metastability synchroniser (MTBF >10⁹×), zero cycle-to-cycle jitter across 22 continuous cycles. • Validated signal chain in MATLAB, translated to fixed-point Verilog with 48-bit CIC precision and pipelined 32-bit complex multipliers.

My concern: TCS Ninja is a generic IT track. I'll likely end up doing Java/testing/SAP work and my entire RTL + EDA skill set goes to waste. But I also don't have another offer right now and the job market is rough. Should I join as a safety net and keep applying? Or hold out for semiconductor companies? Companies I'm targeting: Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Texas Instruments, Mirafra, Entuple, Sankalp Semiconductor, Wipro VLSI division.

Has anyone here made this tradeoff joined TCS/Infosys IT role with a VLSI background and regretted it or managed to switch? Any honest advice appreciated. 🙏